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Calm After the Anger….

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I am starting my prayer journal to be more calm and staying calm; like when your space is turning upside down. When you are calm, your mind is clear, and your heart rate has no signs of being stressed. You can accomplish almost anything if you have a calm mind.

I took out a small book, and before I could  write down one thought, that page was almost already full. Then I saw a bigger writing book across the room, but then I changed my mind.

I not only want to think out my thoughts, but get as much information about that thought as I can. Once again I find myself with questions I need answers too and realize I need to type out my thoughts and get the answers I want from my questions. What does Google say about the word calm: Calm describes a state of being free from disturbance.

CALM Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calm

Calm noun a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water

Those are a few ideas from the Internet about the meaning of being calm. Now it’s time to go to the Word and learn what calm means.

https://bible.com/bible/114/1pe.5.8.NKJV   I Peter 5:8 NKJV Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
https://bible.com/bible/8/1pe.5.8.AMPC      1 Peter 5:8 AMPC  Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
https://bible.com/bible/8/1th.5.6.AMPC      1 Thessalonians 5:6 AMPC  Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious, and on our guard) and let us be sober (calm, collected, and circumspect).
https://bible.com/bible/8/pro.17.27.AMPC   Proverbs 17:27 AMPC   He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding has a cool spirit. [James 1:19.]

**side note: In the middle of working on this post, I got a wave of anger, and that feeling had me biting my fingers so I wouldn’t do something I was going to regret. Once I was able to calm down, I was ready to come back to my first thought, but I decided to type out my real feelings. 

I went straight to Word and read through more than scriptures then I am posting, but these got read more than once. This next part was how I was able to calm down.

~Holding back tears of anger isn’t fun and the pain that is filling my head and tightening my throat is coming from my own anger. I am not liking this feeling, but it’s here.

https://bible.com/bible/8/jas.1.20.AMPC James 1:20  For man’s anger does not promote the righteousness God [wishes and requires].
https://bible.com/bible/8/eph.4.32.AMPC Ephesians 4:32  And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.
https://bible.com/bible/8/psa.37.8.AMPC Psalm 37:8    Cease from anger and forsake wrath; fret not yourself–it tends only to evildoing.
https://bible.com/bible/8/pro.14.29.AMPC Proverbs 14:29  He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exposes and exalts his folly. [Prov. 16:32; James 1:19.]

https://bible.com/bible/114/eph.4.31-32.NKJV  Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. [32] And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

I am thinking about how I haven’t worked on my book or even thought about it in weeks. It is time I get to work, because I am keeping my word. I am calm and thinking positive.

Bye IV Now, LD*

No Sleep IV Me…

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I awoke before the sun and thought “not again,” because I didn’t have to go to work. I tried laying back down, but then my tummy started yelling. I went to sleep full, I am not fully awake, so why am I waking up hungry? 

(Ugh) I had to get up, because I kept on thinking about food. If I turn the lights on, I will fully wake up, and I thought I would eat a banna. That thought made me make a sour face, because I really don’t like bananas. 

Then I remembered the snack bag my nephew left behind and grabbed a fruit cup. I don’t like pears either, but I ate it anyway. I was going back to sleep. I should have turned on a thunderstorm, no I just listened to one story after another on youtube, and just when I was closer to sleep. I heard a voice I recognized and my eyes opened.

I just wanted to go back to sleep. My body was tired, tired of getting up at 3 am, standing on my feet for hours, and all I wanted to do was get up when the sun was actually out. Sleep just wouldn’t return, because my mind is starting to wonder.  I guess it’s time to relax with a cup of coffee.

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Bye IV Now, LD*

What Plans?

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I had started crossing off a list of things I had wanted to do after I got home from work. I knew what I needed to do and the reasons behind each move, and all was good until –

  1. My eyes don’t want to stay focused.

I am amazed that I am moving, because I haven’t eaten anything (other than a banana and a few animal crackers) in over ten hours. I know I should eat, but I want to go to sleep.

I also want to work on my book. I know I am going to put that on hold, because I need to be at my best, for my best work, and tired eyes just won’t do.

I wonder how many plans have gone astray because your body doesn’t want to do what you want it to. It’s cool, I say, “listen to your body and complete your plan another day.”

Bye IV Now, LD*

Eating at the Right Time…

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There was a time I would go for a walk when I was upset, but today I can barely walk two blocks before my foot starts hurting. Then again, I haven’t tired in a while. I have been doing low impact workouts. I may try to go for a walk when the sun comes out 

There was also a time I would eat and it didn’t matter if it was sweets or savory. I just ate, even when I wasn’t hungry.

I am up, but I don’t really want to eat and I am surprised. I am learning to eat when I am hungry or eat before I am going out for the day.

Looking up from my screen, I noticed the light coming from my window. I think I will go for that walk and start my day off with a Smile.

Bye IV Now, LD*

Words IV My Story

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I am still amazed at myself, and cannot believe I didn’t write down my thoughts. I started my second book and typed out the outline, from the start, middle, and the end. Okay, and that I am ready to set it free, I realized the full story is still in my head.

It’s okay, because now that I realized I actually have to type it out. I can’t wait to get to work. I am about to learn how to add some affiliate links to my post, because I realize I am adding a few real world items in my made up story. 

It is about time I start taking my writing more seriously and grow in a world I love. I am always learning new crochet stitches. I figured it’s

 time I learn more about my first love (writing) and get back to reading books. I wonder if you can get paid for reading books? It’s worth a quick look, because I get into my world.

Bye IV Now, LD*